Senate roll call 571 · 40th Congress · Dec 19, 1868
To adjourn, motion made during debate on S. 625, claiming relief for miss sue murphy of decatur, alabama for the razing of buildings and fences on her property
On Dec 19, 1868, the Senate voted 24–19 (S 625). Result: passed. By party: Republicans 20–17, Democrats 4–2. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted yes. 19 members voted against their own party.
During the 40th Congress (1867–1868), Andrew Johnson was president, and Republicans held majorities in both the House and Senate.
- Yes
- 24
- No
- 19
- Did not vote
- 26
- Date
- Dec 19, 1868
By party
- Republicans20 yes · 17 no · 20 didn’t vote
- Democrats4 yes · 2 no · 6 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- George Eliphaz Spencer R-AL voted no
- Willard Warner R-AL voted no
- James Dixon R-CT voted no
- Orris Sanford Ferry R-CT voted no
- Thomas Ward Osborn R-FL voted no
- Edmund Gibson Ross R-KS voted no
- Garrett Davis D-KY voted no
- Charles Sumner R-MA voted no
- William Pinkney Whyte D-MD voted no
- John Pool R-NC voted no
- John Milton Thayer R-NE voted no
- James Warren Nye R-NV voted no
- Benjamin Franklin Wade R-OH voted no
- Henry Winslow Corbett R-OR voted no
- William Sprague R-RI voted no
- Joseph Smith Fowler R-TN voted no
- Justin Smith Morrill R-VT voted no
- Timothy Otis Howe R-WI voted no
- Waitman Thomas Willey R-WV voted no
How each senator voted: Yes
- Benjamin Franklin Rice R-AR
- Cornelius Cole R-CA
- James Harlan R-IA
- Lyman Trumbull R-IL
- Thomas Clay Mccreery D-KY
- John Spafford Harris R-LA
- William Pitt Kellogg R-LA
- George Vickers D-MD
- William Pitt Fessenden R-ME
- Jacob Merritt Howard R-MI
- Zachariah Chandler R-MI
- Alexander Ramsey R-MN
- Daniel Sheldon Norton R-MN
- Charles Daniel Drake R-MO
- James Willis Patterson R-NH
- William Morris Stewart R-NV
- Edwin Denison Morgan R-NY
- John Sherman R-OH
- George Henry Williams R-OR
- Charles Rollin Buckalew D-PA
- Simon Cameron R-PA
- David Trotter Patterson D-TN
- George Franklin Edmunds R-VT
- Peter Godwin Van Winkle R-WV
How each senator voted: No
- George Eliphaz Spencer R-AL
- Willard Warner R-AL
- James Dixon R-CT
- Orris Sanford Ferry R-CT
- Thomas Ward Osborn R-FL
- Edmund Gibson Ross R-KS
- Garrett Davis D-KY
- Charles Sumner R-MA
- William Pinkney Whyte D-MD
- John Pool R-NC
- John Milton Thayer R-NE
- James Warren Nye R-NV
- Benjamin Franklin Wade R-OH
- Henry Winslow Corbett R-OR
- William Sprague R-RI
- Joseph Smith Fowler R-TN
- Justin Smith Morrill R-VT
- Timothy Otis Howe R-WI
- Waitman Thomas Willey R-WV
Did not vote
- Alexander Mcdonald R-AR
- John Conness R-CA
- George Read Riddle D-DE
- James Asheton Bayard Jr. D-DE
- Willard Saulsbury Sr. D-DE
- Adonijah Strong Welch R-FL
- James Wilson Grimes R-IA
- Richard Yates R-IL
- Oliver Hazard Perry Throck Morton R-IN
- Thomas Andrews Hendricks D-IN
- Samuel Clarke Pomeroy R-KS
- James Guthrie D-KY
- Henry Wilson R-MA
- Reverdy Johnson D-MD
- Lot Myrick Morrill R-ME
- John Brooks Henderson R-MO
- Joseph Carter Abbott R-NC
- Thomas Weston Tipton R-NE
- Aaron Harrison Cragin R-NH
- Alexander Gilmore Cattell R-NJ
- Frederick Theodore Frelinghuysen R-NJ
- Roscoe Conkling R-NY
- Henry Bowen Anthony R-RI
- Frederick Adolphus Sawyer R-SC
- Thomas James Robertson R-SC
- James Rood Doolittle R-WI
Other votes
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